Aria's POV
Ryder was kneeling beside my father. One hand rested against his neck.
Then he looked up. "Your father isn't dead."
Everything inside me stopped. "What?"
"He's alive."
I stared at him. "What did you say?"
"He's unconscious but alive."
The words echoed inside my head.
Lydia let out a shaky breath. He's alive...
The frenzy that had consumed me began to loosen its grip. My heartbeat slowed. My claws slowly retracted.
I looked from Ryder... to my father... then back to Joshua. Relief flooded me so suddenly my knees nearly buckled.
"You..." My voice trembled. "You didn't kill him?"
Joshua said nothing.
I swallowed hard. "If you didn't..." I took a cautious step toward him. "Then why? Why would you take our father?"
His face remained expressionless. "I don't know what yo
